Message from @ClibtardMario
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doubt it, but I don't know for sure
Social democracies only work on wealthy countries who implement economic liberalism tbh
well buying power is an important factor to see how rich a country is
And it's not certain that the welfare state will be kept sustainable
they only work with countries that are imperialist
Define "imperialism"
in other words why venezuela failed
you can easy figure out some buying power if you look at inflation and the costs of living
Venezuela was straight collectivism, it's different
imperialism in capitalism is buying very very cheap labor from poor countries
Government kept seizing foreign property and private property as a whole and spread their tentacles over oil industry, which became the walking stick of venezuelan economy
well it tried, but it wasn't collectivized
That's not imperialism though, that's just trade opportunism
"imperialism in capitalism is buying very very cheap labor from poor countries" i agree
Venezuela shot intself in the foot by making it so hard for foreign investers
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not if your country wars the poor country and makes the state accept it
They could be very wealthy
They also ended with agriculture because "HURR DURR OIL WILL PAY FOR OUR FOOD"
venezuela shot it's other foot by relying on oil
*they literally burned crops*
*for no reason*
They should have invested the oil money
like UAE
But they'd rather give everyone their basic needs
@ClibtardMario I heard that was the opposition
UAE is smart, they have their hands in everything
who burned crops?
It was the chavist government, they found the miracle of oil and began burning crops because "oil revenue will pay for our food imports, fuck it"
when are w talking?
I'm thinking recently
I don't know the exact timeframe
Socialists regimes often make grave mistakes in thinking they nkow better to do with a whole lot of sectors
Venezuela and the great leap forward by china are good examples
great leap forward, possibly the most retarded thing in the 20th century
FUCK THE SPARROWS
why sparrows though, at least kill something annoying like mosquitoes
tfw you intend to create a great leap forward and end up creating an economical depression and a death toll of 60 million <:bour:313709044957315082>
well they thought sparrows were a detriment to harvest
how are you gonna kill musquitos?